Thanks guys. After great deal of research and try outs, I concluded that SU is not yet there for fine designing. Its power is in quick presentations and models.

Saying that, I have not finalized the tool I will use but am glad that at least I won't spend more time with SU for this purpose. But, I will surely use SU for lot other reasons.

till then so long.. (not for long)

Pankaj

ps: Thanks Alan for pointing to new tool.

Hi Tig
I did check it out and I really liked it in terms of placing the text.

One major limitation I can see right away that it doesn't have multi-line option. I guess the work around to that for right now would be to place multiple tags. Not sure how good that is in long term.

Do you have ideas to deal multi line issue? Thanks
Pankaj

Thanks.. I will keep that in mind.

Thanks Remus. I will check it out..

I did check it out and I really liked it in terms of placing the text. 

One major limitation I can see right away that it doesn't have multi-line option. I guess the work around to that for right now would be to place multiple tags. Not sure how good that is in long term. 

If anyone has better ideas to deal multi line issue, please pitch in. Thanks
Pankaj

Thanks .. But where do I find it? and how do I use it?
Are there any instructional videos to use ruby in sketchup?

Hi

Little bit of rant:

After stumbling upon Sketchup, I got so excited because everything seem to be so easy. For my Board Game, I have drawn the layout of design but now I need to add text into several sections. But..

• I am finding it very difficult to work with 3D text tool. It doesn't appear to be crispy enough.
• Normal text is crispy but it lacks moving/tilting abilities.
• Printing or previewing seems to be tricky. This I may need to research a little bit more.

.. there may be more problems but that's always the case

Now questions:

1. Can we design crispy games like Monopoly in Sketchup?
2. All in all, I feel that I am at crossroads now. Should I continue my journey with Sketchup or jump to something else for board-game design?

Please advice with alternative tools.

Thanks

Pankaj

I guess so. But it seems like a very basic thing. How can they miss it?

Is it part of pro version? I will be surprised if it is..

Thanks anyway.

Hi
I am a newbie to Sketchup and trying out things. But couldn't figure out that how to view the drawing at its actual size within sketchup? Example: In MS Word, just do the zoom to 100% then you know that it is the actual physical size of document.

How do I achieve similar 100% view within sketchup?

Please advice. Thanks

Pankaj

Thanks to all of guys!

I have to say, Gidon's way is the quickest and cleanest. I remember trying it some time ago but gave up. But this time I got it.

Any one else interested in this then watch this video to compliment the understanding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Vd2jj3BGE

Thanks again

Pankaj

Hi
I have 2 circles: one inside another. I need to divide the area between circles, along radius lines, into 60 equal parts.

How can I achieve this? Please advice.

Thanks
Pankaj

thanks.

thanks guys! great forum.

that will help. tx

Thanks for quick response.

In Sketchup 6, I am writing some text by double clicking on Text Tool on a surface. Now I need to orient this text to different angles. How can I achieve that?
Please advice. Thanks
Pankaj

How to print desired area? Is there a way to select a fix area before printing?
Please advice. Thanks
Pankaj

I am working on a 2D design in sketchup 6 which I need to export into .png format. But the scale of exported file is smaller than what I want. I made sure that perspective is unchecked.
How to export 2D model into a .jpg file in exact same size?
Please advice. Thanks
Pankaj

In Sketchup 6, how can I divide concentric circles into equal segments? Say in 40 equal segments?
Please advice. Thanks
Pankaj

Hi

I am trying to design some cool & sporty icons. I know Photoshop is there to help but is wondering if Sketchup can help me in doing that.

And how will I extract those icons from .SKP files to use in Windows or Web applications?

This tool is very user friendly..simply cool!

Thanks
Pankaj